President Li Xiaolin met with Mr. Ahn Hong joon, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee of ROK National Assembly and his delegation at the CPAFFC on January 25, 2013.  President Li briefed Mr. Ahn Hong joon on the work of the CPAFFC and its exchanges with ROK. She extended her congratulations to Park Geun-hye on her victory at the ROK presidential election and expressed confidence for further development of China-ROK relations under Park Geun-hye’s leadership. Mr. Ahn Hong joon highly appreciated the major role of the CPAFFC in pushing forward bilateral relations. He said that ROK always attached importance to developing relations with China and hoped for China’s constructive contributions to the settlement of DPRK’s nuclear issue. Mr. Feng Zuoku, Vice President of the CPAFFC, attended the meeting.

On the morning of Jan.24th, the CPAFFC president Li Xiaolin met with Natsuo Yamaguchi, the president of the New Komeito Party of Japan. Jing Dunquan, the vice president of the CPAFFC and Hidehisa Horinouchi, the Japanese Minister Plenipotentiary to China were present. President Li Xiaolin extended her welcome to Natsuo Yamaguchi for the visit to China of the delegation of the New Komeito Party, in such a difficult period of China-Japan relation. She briefed the Japanese guests the purpose of the CPAFFC and its friendly contacts with the countries of the world including Japan. She said China and Japan were the neighbors separated by a narrow strip of water; the history of friendly interaction and cultural exchanges between the two peoples had lasted for a long time and left many moving stories. The relationship between two countries was based on the affection between two countries’civilians. The relation between countries would not develop without the support of the people. The both sides should consistently enhance the people’s understanding and friendship by cultural exchanges and other methods, to lift up the voice of calling for China-Japan friendship. President Li Xiaolin indicated that, China-Japan relation was currently facing a difficult situation. She hoped Japan make practical efforts based on facing history and reality squarely and work together with China, thus push China-Japan relation back to the healthy and steady track of development. She was looking forward to the New Komeito Party continuously playing its active role of developing the relation between the two countries. Natsuo Yamaguchi said, cultural exchanges as the one type of the important contacts between the two countries, could be preserved in hearts. The next year would be the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the New Komeito Party; the New Komeito Party would persist and inherit the spirit of China-Japan friendship which had lasted since the party was established. The New Komeito Party would make every effort and play a positive role to improve the relation between China and Japan.  

On January 24, President Li Xiaolin met with Mr.GianFrancoTerenzi，President of San Marino-China Friendship Association, Former Captain Regent of San Marino. Mr. Terenzi passionately reviewed his first visit to China as the Captain Regent in 1988. It was this visit that inspired him to found San Marino China Friendship Association to express his profound feelings to China, and since then he devoted himself fully to the friendly exchange between China and San Marino. The year 2013 marked 25 anniversary of the establishment of San Marino China Friendship Association. Mr. Terenzi would like to take this opportunity to further strengthen the cooperation in every field. Meanwhile, he invited Madame Li to lead a delegation to visit San Marino and attend the celebration for the 25th anniversary. Madame Li highly remarked on and appreciated the efforts and contribution Mr. Terenzi had made to the friendship between our two countries. CPAFFC will continue to maintain the exchange and cooperation with San Marino China Friendship Association, and strive for a better understanding between our two peoples. Madame Li accepted the invitation to visit San Marino. Vice President Li Jianping, Deputy Director General of European Department Dong Kaijian attended the meeting.

On January15th, 2013, Li Xiaolin, the president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) met with Carmenza Jaramillo，the newly appointed Colombian Ambassador to China. President Li Xiaolin gave Ambassador Jaramillo the introductions about the history, major work and the cooperation with friendly-to-China organizations of  the CPAFFC, as well as the projects CPAFFC carried out in recent years such as The China-Latin American and Caribbean People to People Friendship Forum and Painting in Latin American and Caribbean. She also hoped to further promote the friendly exchanges with the people of Latin American countries including Colombia, under Ambassador Jaramillo’s support. Ambassador Jaramillo thanked President Li Xiaolin for finding time for the meeting in her tight schedule. She Said, the Colombian Embassy to China attached great importance to the role of the CPAFFC played in promoting the development of the relations of the two countries. She also appreciated the support that the CPAFFC had provided to the events including the Colombian Movie Festival, the Colombian Music Festival and Latin American and Caribbean Music Festival. She would like to strengthen the cooperation and jointly organize various activities of exchanges with the CPAFFC, to make more contribution for enhancing the two peoples’friendship.

President Li Xiaolin held a banquet for Konstantin Kosachev, the director of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo)  and his party on January 10, 2013. President Li xiaolin introduced the work of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) to the Russian guests at the banquet. She hoped to develop the cooperation with Rossotrudnichestvo  for further increasing the mutual understanding and traditional friendship between peoples of China and Russia , and to strengthen the exchanges in the fields of youths, local governments and others. Director Konstantin Kosachev was grateful to President Li for her hospitality. He said President Li was the first foreign guest he had received since he worked as the director of Rossotrudnichestvo. The Rossotrudnichestvo was attaching great importance to the friendly cooperative relationship with the CPAFFC. The principal work after he assumed his new post was to comprehensively motivate the initiative of all federal subjects of Russia to engage in people-to-people diplomacy. The extensive response was received, especially from the Far East and regions near to China. The Rossotrudnichestvo would like to expand the cooperative fields and jointly engage in multilateral activities with the CPAFFC. The two sides reached consensuses on strengthening future cooperation and other issues. The main purpose of Konstantin’s visit to China was to advertise for Yekaterinburg City bidding for the 2020 World Expo. President Li showed her great support of it. CPAFFC Vice President Li Jianping and Kozlov, Minister Counselor of Russian Embassy to China were present. Accompanied by Vice President Li Jianping, the foreign guests visited the exhibition of the history of CPAFFC.

On December 5, Senegalese President Macky Sall honored Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, with the Commander of the Order of Merit at the Presidential Palace on the sidelines of the 6th Afrocities Summit held in Dakar, capital of Senegal. Sall said, he and Li held cordial and friendly talks on Senegal-China relations and the development history of the Communist Party of China. Li was honored with the Commander of the Order of Merit, in appreciation of the contributions she made to promote the people-to-people and local-government exchanges and cooperation between Senegal and China as well as between Africa and China. Sall deeply respects the first generation of Chinese state leaders for leading Chinese people to found New China through arduous struggle, and highly appreciates various generations of Chinese state leaders for actively exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and leading Chinese people to achieve splendid economic and social development. Li said, it was her great honor to receive the Order of Merit. She thought that it was not only her personal honor, but also the profound friendship from President Sall and the Senegalese government to the old-generation of Chinese revolutionists, and the Chinese government and people. She would like to continue to work hand in hand with Senegal, to further the people-to-people diplomacy and local government exchanges between China and Senegal and improve the well-being of the peoples of both countries. President Li Xiaolin led the Chinese Local Government Delegation, consisting of senior officials from 7 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China, to attend the 6th Afrocities Summit and the 1st China-Africa Governors & Mayos Dialogue in Dakar, Senegal.

On November 23th, Tang Jiaxuan, the president of China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA) and Li Xiaolin, the president of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met with Hiromasa Yonekura, Chairman of Japan Business Federation and his Party. Fu Ying, the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, Jing Dunquan, the vice president of the CPAFFC, Nakamura Yoshio，Director General of Japan Business Federation and YOSHIMASA Takao, executive vice president of SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., LTD were present. Tang Jiaxuan highly praised Hiromasa’s distinguished contribution on promoting the development of the economic and trading relations between the two countries, and the great efforts Hiromasa had made when China-Japan relations facing the severe situation. He said, Hiromasa was totally worthy of the honorable title of China-Japan Friendship Ambassador.   Hiromasa appreciated the two presidents for setting time for the meeting out of their tight schedules. He said, in current severe situation, Japan Business Federation would stand with belief of friendship and overcome difficulties to work with the CPAFFC and CJFA, and persistently carry out people-to-people friendly exchanges for volunteers and youths of the two countries, aiming for pushing the mutual relation back to normal sooner.    

On Nov.20th ,2012, CPAFFC president Li Xiaolin met with Flexa Ribeiro, Chairman of Brazil-China Friendship Group of the Brazilian Senate, and his party. President Li Xiaolin gave her warm welcome to Flexa Ribeiro for his visit in China. She said, both China and Brazil were members of BRICS and the biggest developing countries in Eastern and Western Hemisphere . At present, China-Brazil relations were developing fast and comprehensively. The friendly contact between the two countries was closer day by day. In their meeting, President Li Xiaolin introduced CPAFFC’s program BRICS Friendship Cities and Local Governments Cooperation Forum. She said, the friendship between China and Brazil should be based on the peoples. The in-depth development of China-Brazil friendship would contribute to promoting the contact of local authorities between the two countries, furthering the exchanges in city cooperation and culture, and providing an effective platform for the contact of the two countries. She also wished Brazil-China Friendship Group could make outstanding contribution in fields of establishing friendship cities and cooperation for local governments. Flexa Ribeiro thanked President Li Xiaolin for setting time for the meeting. He said, China-Brazil relation was at the best period of history. He hoped the two countries to strengthen the pragmatic cooperation in parliament, education and economy. He also invited President Li Xiaolin to attend the Commemorative Event Celebrating 200th Anniversary of Ethnic Chinese People Migrating to Brazil to be held by the Brazilian Parliament on Dec.10th , this year.  

On November 5, President Li Xiaolin of the CPAFFC met with DeWayne Hopkins, the mayor of Muscatine city, Iowa state. The two sides exchanged ideas on the relevant arrangements of holding commemorative activities for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of friendship-province/state relations between Iowa state and Hebei province, and the issues on establishing friendship cities between Muscatine and Zhengding, Hebei Province. DeWayne Hopkins would also lead a delegation to visit Hebei, Zhejiang and Shanghai to discuss with the Chinese counterparts about strengthening exchanges and cooperation in fields of economy, trade and education.

On Oct.26,2012,Madam Li Xiaolin,President of the Chinese People’s Association For Friendship With Foreign Countries(CPAFFC) attended the opening ceremony of 2012 USCPFA Western Region Conference and presented a keynote speech.President Li said that USCPFA played a positive role in promoting the friendship between Chinese and American people and was an important bridge of communication and cooperation between the two sides.CPAFFC hopes to strengthen the cooperation with USCPFA and its west chapter to make new contributions to the Sino-US friendship.President Li Xiaolin introduced the main activities that CPAFFC had carried out in strengthening Chinese and American people-to-people friendship and local government cooperation this year.The Chinese entrepreneurs accompanying President Li also made speech in the opening ceremony and expressed their willingness to strengthen the economic and trade cooperation with the US business sector.Mr. Qiu Shaofang,Chinese Consul General in LosAngeles,Ms. Zhao Meixin(Judy Chu),US Congresswoman,Mr. Wu Guoqing,California Congressman,Ms. Diana Greer,President of USCPFA,Ms. Frances Goo,President of USCPFA western chapter,also attended the opening ceremony and made speeches. During the visit to the U.S.,President Li Xiaolin met Mr. Jack Markell,President of the National Governors Association(NGA)and Governor of Delaware,Mr. Neil Abercrombie,Governor of Hawaii,Mr. Vincent Gray,Mayor of Washington D.C.,and Mr. Dan Crippen ,Executive Director of National Governors Association.President Li Xiaolin also had a telephone conversation with Mr. Reta Lewis,Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs of U.S. Department of state to disscuss the Sino-US local government cooperation and the arrangement of the second China-U.S. Governors Forum.